Rivers Governorship Poll : APC loses Appeal to Governor Wike/PDP

Rivers Governorship Poll : APC loses Appeal to Governor Wike/PDP

Posted by Sylvester on Friday, October 30, 2015 0

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Today’s session of the Court of Appeal was Presided over by Justice Datti
Yahaya JCA while Justice Tanim Yusuf (JCA) and Justice Mustapha
Mohammed (JCA ) were members of the panel.

According to the Court of Appeal, evidences that were led against
security agents and political thugs whether named and un-named in the
course of the hearing of the petition filed by the Rivers State APC
Governorship Candidate against the election of Governor Wike where the
said security agents and alleged political thugs were not joined as parties
should be struck out.

The Court of Appeal further directed that all the criminal allegations
contained in the petition against the said security agents and alleged
political thugs be expunged as they had no opportunity to defend
themselves at the tribunal .

It would be recalled that Justice Suleiman Ambrosa had in his judgment
at the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal relied copiously
on the testimonies of soldiers, mobile policemen and DSS operatives who
alleged electoral crimes in the course of the April 11 governorship
election in the state.

Counsel to Governor Wike, Mr Osima Ginah addressing journalists after
the judgement declared that the Court of Appeal judgment implies that
all statements credited to the said security agents will be expunged from
the records of the tribunal and will no longer form part of the appeal
process.

Mr Ginah said that today’s judgment of the Court of Appeal has
strengthened the case of Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike as the second
leg Rivers State APC petition has been pulled out, pointing out that the
other pillar of their case, the card reader accreditation is no longer tenable
following decisions by Superior Courts on the matter.